Brazil coach Dunga announced his 23-player squad for the Copa Centenario, and it does not include Orlando City’s Kaka, the lone MLS player on the 40-player preliminary list. The squad represents an almost complete overhaul from the 2014 World Cup as only four players remain from the team that finished fourth as host two years […]
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Video Pick: Super scissors kick golazo by Marlone
This brilliant scissors kick by 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder Marlone, who controls a cross with his chest before unleashing his powerful shot from midair, came in Corinthians’ 6-1Copa Libertadores win over Chile’s Cobresal.
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Should Brazil fear Germany at the Olympic Games?
By Mike Woitalla This summer’s Olympic men’s soccer tournament holds extreme importance for host Brazil for a couple of reasons. The Olympics are the only world championshipon the men’s side that Brazil has never won. And it has a chance to exorcise the embarrassment from the World Cup it hosted in 2014 at which it […]
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Barcelona won't release Neymar for two summer tournaments
Brazil wants star Neymar to play in the 2016 Copa Centenario and Rio Olympics, but his club, Barcelona, only wants him to play in one summer tournament, leaving them at an impasse. Barca holdsall the cards. It is not required to release Neymar for the Olympics, so it is telling Brazil it must choose. If […]
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WCQ: Brazil drops to sixth place in South America
Brazil was lucky to escape with a 2-2 tie against Paraguay in World Cup 2018 qualifying, getting goals from Ricardo Oliveira in the 80th minute and Dani Alves in the last minute. Theresult left Brazil, who has never failed qualified for the World Cup, in a tie for sixth in South America’s 10-team group. The […]
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MLS Countdown: Orlando City signs 'the Beast'
Orlando City has added to its Brazilian contingent to take some pressure off its young Canadian starlet. Attacker Julio Baptista, formerly of Arsenal, Real Madrid, Roma, and Sevilla,has joined the Lions as a Discovery Signing. Like teammate Kaka, he is a graduate of the Sao Paulo development program who has scored 163 goals playing 526 […]
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Lights go out on Brazil Olympic team
Brazil’s men’s Olympic team, preparing for a Thursday friendly against Nigeria in Espirito Santo, Brazil, had to train in light provided by truck headlights after thetraining field floodlights failed.
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Roberto Firmino, Liverpool's answer to Thomas Mueller
One of the few brightest in what has been a tough season for Liverpool has been Brazilian signing Roberto Firmino. He has drawn comparisons to German star Thomas Mueller, a goal-scorerwho is not a typical No. 9. Firmino, who scored in the 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League, is a little trickier […]
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Exodus of players to China adds headaches for South American coaches
By the time South American World Cup qualifying resumes in late March, more than four months will have passed since the last round of qualifiers –- and much has changed. A wildspending on players by Chinese Super League clubs has brought many South American players to that far-off land, posing questions to the national-team head […]
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David Luiz: PSG must stick to its philosophy against Chelsea
Paris St. Germain looks to knock English champion Chelsea out of the UEFA Champions League in the first round of the knockout stage for the second year in a row, and it takes a 2-1 advantage toStamford Bridge. Brazilian defender David Luiz, who played for Chelsea and scored a key goal against the Blues last […]